Synonyms & related words for petrel

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of petrel. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to petrel

Explore words related to petrel — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include shearwater, fulmar, seabird, auklet, gannets, dovekie, kittiwake, albatrosses. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does petrel come from?

The word petrel breaks down into 2 roots of Latin and English origin: petr, from Latin petrus (“Peter (who walked on water)”); and -el, from English -el (“diminutive suffix”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.